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Table 3 Total Five-Year Cost Comparison of Electronic and Hybrid Immunization Data Collection Systems for Scenario 1 (1st year pandemic + 4 years of seasonal influenza vaccination campaigns)*

From: A cost comparison of electronic and hybrid data collection systems in Ontario during pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccination campaigns

 

PHU population = 100,000

PHU population = 100,000

PHU population = 500,000

PHU population = 500,000

PHU population = 1,000,000

PHU population = 1,000,000

 

Electronic

Hybrid

Electronic

Hybrid

Electronic

Hybrid

Equipment Costs

Equipment Costs u

$75,200

$77,377

$7,405

$7,774

$296,907

$306,887

$37,024

$38,868

$547,447

$563,775

$74,049

$77,735

Staffing Costs

Staffing Costs u

$357,546

$373,442

$426,817

$445,773

$1,787,728

$1,867,210

$2,134,084

$2,228,867

$3,575,456

$3,734,419

$4,268,170

$4,457,734

TOTAL COSTS

(per capita costs)

TOTAL COSTS u

(per capita costs) u

$432,746

($4.33)

$450,819

($4.51)

$434,222

($4.34)

$453,547

($4.54)

$2,084,635

($4.17)

$2,174,097

($4.35)

$2,171,108

($4.34)

$2,267,735

($4.54)

$4,122,903

($4.12)

$4,298,194

($4.30)

$4,342,218

($4.34)

$4,535,469

($4.54)

System Cost Difference

System Cost Difference u

 

$1,476

$2,728

 

$86,473

$93,368

 

$219,315

$237,275

  1. *Total costs have been discounted at 5%.
  2. u = Undiscounted